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Our Genealogy Helper

Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Forest (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Forest. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Forest is located in Hardin County.

To see how the shape of Ohio's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hardin County: Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Logan, Marion, Union & Wyandot.

Below are the counties that are near Forest. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Forest:

  • Hardin County     (The home county of Forest)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
    • Patterson
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
      • Patterson is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • McVitty
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
      • McVitty is located in Hardin County
    • Grant
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
      • Grant is located in Hardin County
    • Dunkirk
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
      • Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <2>
    • Dola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dola
      • Dola is located in Hardin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dola <2>
    • Kenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pfeiffer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
      • Pfeiffer is located in Hardin County
    • Huntersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
      • Huntersville is located in Hardin County
    • McGuffey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGuffey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuffey
      • McGuffey is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
    • Ada
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Ada is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
    • Mount Victory
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Alger
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alger
      • Alger is located in Hardin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alger <2>
    • Jumbo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jumbo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
      • Jumbo is located in Hardin County
  • Allen County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
    • Bluffton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Harrod
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lafayette
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
      • Lafayette is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <2>
    • Beaverdam
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverdam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
      • Beaverdam is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 369 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverdam <2>
    • Cairo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Allen County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
    • West Cairo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cairo
      • West Cairo is located in Allen County
  • Auglaize County
    • Waynesfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesfield
      • Waynesfield is located in Auglaize County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
    • Lemert
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemert
      • Lemert is located in Crawford County
    • Oceola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceola
      • Oceola is located in Crawford County
    • Benton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
      • Benton is located in Crawford County
    • Broken Sword
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Sword
      • Broken Sword is located in Crawford County
      • Broken Sword has also been known as:
      • Bloody Corners
      • Porterville
      • Wingarts Corners
      • Wingert Corners
      • Wingerts Corners
    • Bucyrus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Delaware County
    • Kerr Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Corner
      • Kerr Corner is located in Delaware County
  • Hancock County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
    • Mount Blanchard
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanchard
      • Mount Blanchard is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Blanchard <2>
    • Williamstown
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
      • Williamstown is located in Hancock County
    • Arlington
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
      • Arlington is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
    • New Stark
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Stark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Stark
      • New Stark is located in Hancock County
    • Vanlue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanlue
      • Vanlue is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
    • Jenera
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cannonsburg ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
      • Cannonsburg is located in Hancock County
    • Rawson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rawson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rawson
      • Rawson is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rawson <2>
    • Findlay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Cory
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Cory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Cory
      • Mount Cory is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • West Independence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Independence
      • West Independence is located in Hancock County
    • Benton Ridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Ridge
      • Benton Ridge is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Arcadia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
    • Belle Center
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Center
      • Belle Center is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
    • Rushsylvania
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushsylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushsylvania
      • Rushsylvania is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushsylvania <2>
    • New Richland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
      • New Richland is located in Logan County
    • Marl City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marl City
      • Marl City is located in Logan County
    • West Mansfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mansfield
      • West Mansfield is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Huntsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
      • Huntsville is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <2>
    • Lakeview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeview <2>
    • Russells Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russells Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russells Point
      • Russells Point is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russells Point <2>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
    • La Rue
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Rue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Rue
      • La Rue is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
    • Morral
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morral
      • Morral is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
    • New Bloomington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomington
      • New Bloomington is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
    • Ruth
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Marion County
    • Green Camp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Camp
      • Green Camp is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
    • Marion
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Newmans
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmans
      • Newmans is located in Marion County
    • Prospect
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
      • Prospect is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <2>
    • Caledonia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <2>
  • Putnam County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
    • Pandora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pandora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandora
      • Pandora is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,101 people
    • Gilboa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilboa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa
      • Gilboa is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Townwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townwood
      • Townwood is located in Putnam County
    • Columbus Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Grove
      • Columbus Grove is located in Putnam County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Grove <2>
  • Seneca County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
    • Adrian
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Alvada
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alvada
      • Alvada is located in Seneca County
    • McCutchenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Berwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
      • Berwick is located in Seneca County
    • New Riegel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fostoria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bascom
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Melmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmore
      • Melmore is located in Seneca County
    • Tiffin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cromers
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromers
      • Cromers is located in Seneca County
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
    • Summersville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
      • Summersville is located in Union County
    • Richwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
    • Bairdstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bairdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bairdstown
      • Bairdstown is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Bloomdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomdale
      • Bloomdale is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomdale <2>
    • Eagleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleville
      • Eagleville is located in Wood County
    • North Baltimore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Cygnet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cygnet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cygnet
      • Cygnet is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cygnet <2>
    • Hammansburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammansburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammansburg
      • Hammansburg is located in Wood County
    • West Millgrove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Millgrove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Millgrove
      • West Millgrove is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Hoytville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoytville
      • Hoytville is located in Wood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
  • Wyandot County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.
    • Kirby
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
      • Kirby is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <2>
    • Wharton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wharton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
      • Wharton is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Marseilles
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
      • Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Upper Sandusky
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Sandusky
      • Upper Sandusky is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,436 people
    • Carey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carey
      • Carey is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,540 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carey <2>
    • Harpster
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Belle Vernon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon
      • Belle Vernon is located in Wyandot County
    • Nevada
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Mexico
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
      • Mexico is located in Wyandot County
    • Sycamore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Wyandot County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 811 people
    • Wyandot
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandot
      • Wyandot is located in Wyandot County
    • Duenquat
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duenquat
      • Duenquat is located in Wyandot County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Forest, see our County-by-County Page for Forest.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Forest ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Forest.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Forest. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Forest and those printed in the larger area surrounding Forest.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> of Forest.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Forest:

Cemeteries Near Forest ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Forest.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Forest covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.

  • Price Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
  • Callahan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Callahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Callahan Cemetery
  • Hueston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hueston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hueston Cemetery
  • Jackson Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Center Cemetery
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Spoon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spoon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spoon Cemetery
  • Wharton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wharton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wharton Cemetery
  • Adams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
  • Rowland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowland Cemetery
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (466 more) ...
    • Grant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Cemetery
    • Goodhope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodhope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodhope Cemetery
    • York Street Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Street Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Forest had a population of 1,126 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Forest had a population of 1,444 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Forest, with the one closest to Forest listed first.

  • Patterson
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
    • Patterson is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • McVitty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVitty
    • McVitty is located in Hardin County
  • Kirby
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Wyandot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <2>
  • Wharton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wharton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wharton
    • Wharton is located in Wyandot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Hardin County
  • Dunkirk
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
    • Dunkirk is located in Hardin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <2>
  • Mount Blanchard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanchard
    • Mount Blanchard is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Blanchard <2>
  • Williamstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
    • Williamstown is located in Hancock County
  • Pratts
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts
    • Pratts is located in Hancock County
  • Marseilles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
    • Marseilles is located in Wyandot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
  • Arlington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <2>
  • Houcktown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houcktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houcktown
    • Houcktown is located in Hancock County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Kenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lovell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
      • Lovell is located in Wyandot County
    • Crawford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crawford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
      • Crawford is located in Wyandot County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Forest. See our List of 1890's Communities around Forest.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8030, Longitude: -83.5119       In this case, the coordinates for Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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